Before you start
Meet beschleunigen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Forms
How beschleunigen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | beschleunige | beschleunigte |
| du | beschleunigst | beschleunigtest |
| er/sie/es | beschleunigt | beschleunigte |
| wir | beschleunigen | beschleunigten |
| ihr | beschleunigt | beschleunigtet |
| Sie | beschleunigen | beschleunigten |
Partizip II beschleunigt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Auto beschleunigt schnell.The car accelerates quickly.present main clause
- 2Der Fahrer hat das Auto beschleunigt.The driver accelerated the car.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich sehe, dass der Bus beschleunigt.I see that the bus is accelerating.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
beschleunigen + der Bus
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Make der Bus the subject.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I accelerated it a littleein wenig on the roaddie Straße.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When the traffic lightdie Ampel turned greengrün, the driverder Fahrer accelerated.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She accelerated because the cardas Auto behind her was getting closernah.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The busder Bus that was lateverspätet accelerated before the bridgedie Brücke.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The driverder Fahrer can accelerate the cardas Auto on this roaddie Straße.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He triedversuchen to accelerate the cardas Auto, but it was very oldalt.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you speed up a littleein wenig so we don't missverpassen the trainder Zug?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
beschleunigen + das Auto + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Include an obwohl-clause with its verb at the end.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
When do you usually speed up while driving?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence.
- 2Use beschleunigen in the present tense.